Little Isaac wasn't able to go out because he was just getting over a cold. He was not at all happy with me for not letting him go out and play...as you can tell by the one little tear coming down his face. AND that expression says it all too..."Not fair mom!". Maybe next time, little guy.
We made it a week of celebrating Doug's birthday...it was definitely fun for everyone, especially the kids :).
We started out our week by going to my parent's house for a little celebration. After some yummy dinner of Pei Wei, we sang, ate cake, and opened Doug's BIG gift...a new laptop! Now, all I can say is that he was one happy "boy" and has spent a little too much time on his new toy this week...but that's to be expected :).
Doug and Isaac...when he was not so grumpy and irritable :).
We love you Doug...so much! We hope that you had a wonderful Birthday!!
We pulled out the Valentine's Day decor yesterday, and in the box were some balloons from last year. Leah was insistent that I blow them up...and that I did. And I'm so glad that I did because these balloons have provided HOURS of entertainment around here! Isaac can NOT get enough of throwing his in the air over, and over, and OVER again! He is just as amazed to watch it fly in the air now as he was the first time he did it. So dang cute to watch! I can't help but ask myself why I even bother to buy toys for these little muchkins, when in reality a balloon is all they want!
One happy little boy!
One silly little girl...
Noah loves learning, and he has had such a wonderful schooling experience, thus far. He totally and completely enjoys going to school each day, which makes me so happy. I'm so thankful that he has come to enjoy school and learning...I know that it could be worse. Today we were completing his homework, and the directions said "write to 20 as neatly as you can, or higher if you want to impress your teacher!". I read this to Noah and he looked and me and said, "Mom, I think that I can write to 100!" I told him that I thought he could too, so I let him be to write his numbers, and about 10 minutes later he came to me with his paper. He did it! All by himself! Doug and I were so dang proud of him, and we let him know it too! Moments like this when you realize that your kids are really understanding something that can be really complicated is so wonderful! Definitely a "Proud Mommy {& Daddy} Moment"! I just had to share :).
Isaac has really started to talk the past few weeks. Our favorite is when he says our names...so here he is saying all of our names :). Sorry that it's so dark.
Isaac Talking from Angie Smith on Vimeo.
Anyway, I wanted to document a little tidbit about Leah. We have been discussing names for the baby with the kids {no, we do not have a name as of yet} and Leah has come up with the most perfect name for our new little addition...wait for it...LOLLIPOP! And the great thing is that she totally refers to the baby by this name whenever we are talking about her! She said the prayer at breakfast this morning, and as she blessed everyone in the family, she said "and please bless Lollipop"! Oh my, I think that her little heart is going to ache a little when she realizes that is not the name that we are going with...but I'll let her think what she wants now. I don't have the heart to tell her the truth!
I have been trying to come up with some fun crafts for the kids to do during the days, but the most favorite for Noah and Leah is just painting. They love getting the paint and brushes out and creating something.
Noah has been very interested in art lately and I so enjoy watching him focus and make his little masterpieces. Every one of them is so special to me! I have almost an entire box full of his little creations and I don't have the heart to get rid of any of them! 
...has the most contagious smile! Now, the thing about Isaac is that he is so happy and smiley majority of the time. It's awesome because we can't help but be the same way when he's around :).
...is a little climber and will climb up onto anything and everything. This has proven to be a problem at times...like when he pulls out all of the drawers in the kitchen to make "stairs" so he can get on the counter. Not good. Although he climbing skills do help him to get up the slide quickly :).
...absolutely loves getting in the tub! He likes it so much that I have caught him sitting in the tub during the day {without water} playing. Cracks me up every time! AND, the moment that I say "let's get in the tubby", he runs to the bathroom giggling and tries to take his clothes off all by himself.
...will shake his head for no AND yes. It can confuse me sometimes, but oh well. Hopefully he'll just start saying "yes" and "no" soon. Well, I guess I wouldn't mind if he waited to say "no"...ha!
...loves playing with my iPhone, or anything techy! He knows how to get into my phone and play Peek-a-Boo Barn, and a few other games. He also loves to have his own Wii remote with we're playing games. 
...LOVES ice cream, just like the rest of us. He also loves anything sweet...he's definitely my baby.
...enjoys to have a day to day schedule. He wakes up at the same time every morning, wants to eat at the same times, gets tired for his nap at the same time, etc... If we do something during his nap time, it just isn't a good thing for anyone involved. My solution is to just stay home so that he's happy...good thing we're all home bodies!
...LOVES jumping around on my bed. He knows to only do it when I'm with him, thank goodness.
...is completely and totally loved by Noah and Leah, which is just awesome! They are constantly telling Doug and I how cute he is and how much they love him. Isaac is such a lucky little guy to have those two as older siblings. They will definitely always look out for him, which makes me so dang happy!
